Peter C. Dozzi Pittsburgh Internship Initiative Summer 2019

The

Peter C. Dozzi
Pittsburgh Internship Initiative
                    Summer 2019

"My experience as an intern for the Allegheny County Airport
                                     Authority supported my career goal of becoming a licensed
                                     architect by serving as my first extended exposure to an
                                     architectural project. I learned about important logistics of a
                                     large-scale project: The Terminal Modernization Program, by
                                     seeing it evolve throughout its schematic design phase.
                                     By attending design coordination meetings and client
                                     presentations at the airport, I had the opportunity to see the
                                     dynamic the project has among its stakeholders, employees,
                                     and designers.
    Emily Edlich                     I have seen the architecture of the Terminal Modernization
       Architecture Intern           Program’s Terminal and Multi-Modal Complex progress
                                     alongside the civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and
Allegheny County Airport Authority   plumbing designs, among many other fields.
                                     I am very thankful to the Dozzi family and the ACAA for this
       Major: Architecture           opportunity, in which I have gained valuable experience and
       College of Fine Arts          knowledge in the architectural field.”

           May 2022

"This summer, the Dozzi scholarship supported my
internship with Global Wordsmiths, a social enterprise
which connects interpreters and translators to nonprofits in
Pittsburgh to improve their service to English language
learners. At Global Wordsmiths, I was involved with many
projects for outreach, marketing, and internal policies.

Through my internship, I realized how vital language access
services are to the stability and prosperity of English
language learners in our city. This new perspective will
influence my approach to academic work and motivate me
to find a career which supports social growth.
                                                                Rachael Johnson
                                                                Program Assistant Intern
The most important thing I gained from my internship is the
ability to use my personal and academic interests for
                                                                   Global Wordsmiths
professional good and a new outlook on the impact of my
future career. I gained a deeper appreciation for the                Major: French
vibrancy of our city, and realize the impact of the work done
by Global Wordsmiths in assuring that everyone can access           Dietrich College
vital services.”                                                      May 2021

"As the Sound Design Intern for the Pittsburgh CLO, I helped
                               produce five musicals in a six week period. The amount of trust
                               that was placed in me to perform as part of a team was
                               rewarding because I was forced to learn on my feet and in
                               the end I got to see the direct result of my work on stage
                               every night during the performance.
                               The constant learning I experienced in this internship enabled
                               me to refocus and recover from a place where I was doubting
                               my academic and professional goals. It has not been easy

 Rachel Kolb                   these last two years, but this experience reinforced and
                               rekindled the part of me that is committed to the arts. This
                               internship helped me remember why I want to pursue a
    Sound Design Intern
                               career in Sound Design.
Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera
                               Overall this summer was filled with so many opportunities to
                               learn more about my chosen field and the city that I now call
Major: Design & Production     home. Thank you to the Dozzi family for being the helping
                               hand and giving me the opportunity to experience this
   College of Fine Arts        amazing summer that will impact me for the rest of my life.”
        May 2021

"This past summer I had the wonderful opportunity to intern at
Biomotivate -- a company affiliated with the National Science
Foundation with the goal to come up with ideas for
technological solutions that would allow organizations to more
easily address substance use disorders.

My internship taught me a multitude of skills including how
to professionally communicate, network effectively, and
think critically. The most important takeaway I learned in
my internship was to step out of my comfort zone.

As an individual who has always been interested in how the
                                                                    Yoonju Pak
brain works, I eventually gravitated towards addiction and       Addiction Research Intern
became curious of its effects on the human body and its
distinctive treatment approaches. I’ve wanted to work
                                                                        Biomotivate
alongside a health-related issue; however, I was not sure if
I was committed to working as a researcher or as a doctor          Biological Sciences
in the future. This was a perfect opportunity to not only
explore my interest in addiction but also experience             Mellon College of Science
working in the biotechnology industry. ”                                May 2021